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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born


1898: Bessie Love (87 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Actress


1911: Jack Davies (82 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay


1914: Robert Wise (91 at death)

  {7 Noms, 5 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing, Editing
     Oscar Wins: Picture, Directing, Irving G. Thalberg Award
     Academy President #25: 1985-88, 3 terms


1915: Edmond O’Brien (69 at death)

  {2 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actor
     Oscar Win: Supporting Actor


1924: Irwin Rosten (85 at death)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Documentary Feature


1927: Frank Morriss (85 at death)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Editing


1932: Bo Goldman (90 at death)

  {3 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Screenplay, Adapted Screenplay
     Oscar Wins: Original Screenplay, Adapted Screenplay


1953: Amy Irving (71)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress


1958: Chris Columbus (66)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Picture


1960: Colin Firth (64)

  {2 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Actor
     Oscar Win: Actor


1977: Max Zähle (47)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Live Action Short Film


Died


1939: Hugo Riesenfeld (60)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Scoring


1962: William Ferrari (61)

  {2 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color)
     Oscar Win: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White)


1969: Tom Morahan (63)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White)


1976: Dalton Trumbo (70)

  {3 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Screenplay, Motion Picture Story
     Oscar Wins: Motion Picture Story


1989: Gordon K. McCallum (70)

  {4 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Sound/Sound Mixing
     Oscar Win: Sound/Sound Mixing


1995: Derek Meddings (64)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nomination: Visual Effects
     Oscar Win: Visual Effects


2000: Lester Novros (91)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Documentary Short


2007: Jane Wyman (90)

  {4 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Actress
     Oscar Win: Actress


2011: Cliff Robertson (86)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nomination: Actor
     Oscar Win: Actor


Released


1943: The Kansan (81)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1943 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Dramatic or Comedy Score


1951: The Well (73)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1951 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Story and Screenplay, Editing


1984: Double Feature (40)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1984 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Foreign Language Film


2015: A War (9)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2015 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Foreign Language Film